BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Hope Falls Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on New York Hope Falls

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hope Falls route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae701995+235%1970
OvenbirdParulidae411995-21%1970
American RobinTurdidae381995-8%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae301968n/an/a
Tree SwallowHirundinidae201995-19%1970
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae181995+165%1972
American CrowCorvidae171995-25%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae171995-16%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae161995-59%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae141995-6%1970
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae131995-63%1970
VeeryTurdidae131995-60%1970
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae121995-44%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae121995+48%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae111995-61%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae111995+263%1970
MallardAnatidae111995+363%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae91995-48%1970
Magnolia WarblerParulidae91995+26%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae91995-29%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81995-68%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae81995+18%1970
American RedstartParulidae81995-68%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae81995+133%1989
European StarlingSturnidae71995-81%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae71995-61%1970
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae71995+0%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae61995-17%1970
Blue JayCorvidae61995-53%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61995-66%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae61994+80%1973
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae51995-14%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae51995-53%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae51995-61%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae51995-54%1970
Winter WrenTroglodytidae51995+0%1970
House FinchFringillidae41995+40%1991
Common RavenCorvidae41994+33%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae31995-13%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae31977-46%1970

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.